This scientific instrumentis called a theodolite.By looking down the telescopeand turning the dialsyou could measure different angles

Croydon High School for Girlswas one of the firstto let girls study science.They used this theodolite.

One headmistress of Croydon High School for Girls remembered how:

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One headmistress of Croydon High School for Girls remembered how:

"For the first time, a girl was treated as an intelligent, sensible, free and capable young person.

Examinations were passed, to the amazement of the those who thought a girl's brain was necessarily feeble and inferior".

Science for AllCroydon High was revolutionarythanks to the Girl's Public Day School Trust and a pioneering headmistressDorinda Neligan.

One of her pupilsNolini Bonnerjeegot a place at the only women's college in Cambridge University, Girton College.She went on to study medicineat London University.and was one of the first women to get a degreeand become a doctor.

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